House of Chains – English Lyrics

• By: Apocalyptica, Franky Perez

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful world of "House of Chains" by Apocalyptica and Franky Perez. This song offers a compelling blend of cello-driven metal and raw, emotional vocals, making it an excellent piece to explore the intensity and expressiveness of English lyrics within a heavy musical landscape. You can learn about storytelling through music and the nuanced emotions conveyed by both instrumentation and Franky Perez's dynamic performance, providing a unique entry point into understanding rock and metal narratives.

[English]

Pitch black, no light

No day, no night

I’m trapped inside your broken house of chains

When you invited me into your majesty

I was so eager to please, I treated you like a temple

Didn't take long to find, your kind it preys on my kind

Getting in was so easy, getting out not so simple

You keep me underneath your angel wings

I’m tied to you

in your house

in your house of chains

I'm locked inside, you know I'll never leave

I’m yours to use

in your house

in your house of chains

Rooms full of trophies of all the victims before me

Nothing left but the bones stacked up like a collection

You got me smothered in bliss, you suffocate with a kiss

You take away all the fight, then bring me down to submission

You keep me underneath your angel wings

I’m tied to you

in your house

in your house of chains

I'm locked inside, you know I′ll never leave

I’m yours to use

in your house

in your house of chains

You keep me underneath your angel wings

I’m tied to you

in your house

in your house of chains

I'm locked inside, you know I′ll never leave

I’m yours to use

in your house

in your house of chains

I’m trapped inside your cold embrace

in your house

in your house of chains

I'm locked inside, you know I′ll never leave

I’m yours to use

in your house

in your house of chains

In your house

in your house of chains!

In your house

in your house of...

Pitch black, no light

No day, no night

I’m trapped inside your broken house of chains

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building where people live
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - metal rings connected together used for fastening or pulling
trapped /træpt/ B1	verb - caught in a place or situation from which it is difficult to escape
locked /lɒkt/ B1	verb - fastened with a lock
wings /wɪŋz/ A2	noun - parts of a bird's body that it uses for flying
tied /taɪd/ B1	verb - fastened or attached with string, cord, or rope
victims /ˈvɪktɪmz/ B2	noun - people who have been harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event
bones /boʊnz/ A2	noun - the hard structures inside the body that form the skeleton
preys /preɪz/ C1	verb - to hunt and kill other animals for food
majesty /ˈmædʒɪsti/ C1	noun - impressive dignity or beauty
temple /ˈtempl/ B1	noun - a building for religious worship
smothered /ˈsmʌðərd/ C2	verb - to kill someone by covering their face so they cannot breathe
suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ C1	verb - to die because of lack of air
submission /səbˈmɪʃn/ C1	noun - the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will of another person
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	noun - an act of holding someone closely in one's arms verb - to hold someone closely in one's arms
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
black /blæk/ A1	adjective - of the very darkest color

Key Grammar Structures

• I’m trapped inside your broken house of chains

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I’m trapped" uses the present perfect continuous tense to indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, emphasizing the ongoing state of being trapped.

• I was so eager to please, I treated you like a temple

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I was so eager" and "I treated" use the simple past tense to describe completed actions in the past, highlighting the speaker's past feelings and behavior.

• Getting in was so easy, getting out not so simple

  ➔ Past Continuous vs. Simple Past

  ➔ The contrast between "Getting in was so easy" (past continuous) and "getting out not so simple" (simple past) highlights the difference in duration and completion of the actions.

• You keep me underneath your angel wings

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "You keep me" uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual or ongoing action, emphasizing the continuous nature of the situation.

• I’m locked inside, you know I′ll never leave

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase "I′ll never leave" uses the future simple tense to express a future action or state with certainty, emphasizing the speaker's resolve.